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Union Arts Center is dedicated to nurturing a safe and inclusive workplace. We are always seeking creative and motivated people to join our collective. We love thoughtful problem solvers, dreamers, visionaries, great communicators and value a diversity of both professional and lived experiences.

Union Arts Center is proud to be an equity opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, military and/or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, neurodiversity, education, socio-economic status, cultural affiliation, language, marital or family status, genetic information, political ideology, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking or any other status or condition protected by the applicable federal, state, or local laws or other characteristics prohibited by law.

We believe that how we do things is just as important as what we do. Come work with us!

Employment

Union Arts Center is excited to announce a search for a new Artistic Director for Union Arts Center, Home of ACT & Seattle Shakespeare! Cynthia Fuhrman, Vice President/Executive Search of TOC Arts Partners, is leading the search process, reporting to a search committee made up of members of the UAC Board of Trustees and Staff. For best consideration, please apply by October 20.

Learn more at Union Arts Center Artistic Director.

Open Call for Directors!

Union Arts Center, Home of ACT & Seattle Shakespeare, is conducting a pilot project of in-person meetings for local directors. We are excited to welcome local directors to our newly unified theatre, with the goals of building equity within the artistic community and increasing access to leadership of our future productions. We wish to support local artists, build a diverse talent pipeline, and meet or reconnect with directors in our community.

If you are interested in connecting with us, please fill out this interest form.

You will have the opportunity to meet alone with Union Arts Center Staff, share your experiences as a local director, and get to know more about who we are as a new organization.

We will be gathering information from interested local directors through September 30. On October 6, all interested parties will be contacted to schedule a meeting time and provide you with additional information.

We are so excited to meet you!

Volunteer Ushering

Union Arts Center invites you to be an essential part of our performances and patron experience. Ushering is a wonderful opportunity to share your gift of time and talent assisting the Front of House team, while helping to preserve our important place within Seattle’s thriving arts community. We encourage you to join us and be a part of the Union Arts Center family. For information on ushering, please contact volunteer@unionartscenter.org.

Artist Submissions

EQUITY PRINCIPAL (GENERAL) AUDITIONS: 2025-2026 SEASON AND BEYOND
(** NON-UNION GENERALS WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE TBA**)

ACT Contemporary Theatre is currently scheduling Equity Principal (General) Auditions for local AEA, 4A Union Member, and EMC actors on 

Monday, June 9, 2:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday, June 11, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Auditions will be held at ACT Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA.

Audition presentation should be 3 minutes: 1 classical/1 contemporary monologue.

Please note that there is no musical on the 25/26 Season; we will not be hearing songs at the EPAs.

Please sign up for your preferred date and time here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CABA728A2FF2-56657548-20252026

When you’ve scheduled your appointment, please upload your headshot, resume, and additional information to this Airtable:

https://airtable.com/app3En2C2VLdrm8Vz/shrGfaLdtMEithQJK

Note: In the event that you’re unable to audition in person, unable to keep your appointment on the day, or submitting as an out of town artist, you may submit a self-tape by sharing a link to it in the Airtable field provided.

Callbacks will be scheduled as needed on a per-show basis.  If you receive a callback, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.

The 2025-2026 Season will offer five mainstage productions plus our holiday tradition A Christmas Carol. Casting opportunities are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative.

Additional season information is available for AEA members on the Equity website (Auditions & Job Opportunities).

Please note that this is the inaugural season of a merger between ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company, and that is reflected in the programming. The merger is confirmed, and has been announced in the press, and the official legal documentation will be completed on or about July 1, 2025.  Therefore these auditions are taking place under ACT’s name and ACT’s current LORT-AEA contract, which is the contract for the season.

If you’ve worked with us before, please feel free to reach out directly to Interim Producing Artistic Director Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland (elisabeth.farwell-moreland@44.248.207.112) or Casting Director Margaret Layne (laynem@44.248.207.112) and let us know if there’s a project that particularly interests you.  You may also note this on your Airtable form.

Check back in 2025 for audition opportunities!

Submissions for our New Works Northwest festival will re-open in February 2026. Check back soon for details!

For questions, please email curation@44.248.207.112